Counter-guard.



0. A. GLOEKLER.

0011mm GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED Arm. 1911.

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COUNTER GUARD. APPLICATION FILED APR.3,1911.

Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

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CHARLES A. GLOEKLER, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

COUNTER-GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

Application filed April 3, 1911. Serial No. 6 18,690. v

claims appended.

In the accompanying drawings which are hereby made a part hereof: Figure1 is a perspective, showing my novel guard emapplied to a counter." Fig.2 is an enlarged detail View, partly in section and partly in elevation,showing one of the brackets or shelf-supports of the guard and alsoshowing the arm on the upright member of the shelf-support as turnedoutward so as to,

make the shelf extend a maximum distance outward or forward with respectto the counter. 3 Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section taken at a rightangle to Fig. 2 and illustrating the manner in which the plateglass barsare attached to the upright member of the intermediate bracket'or shelfsupport, and also showing the apertures in the upright member for thereception of metallic bars when such bars are used in lieu of theplate-glass bars, as is shown Fig. 4.

Fig. 4: is a perspective view of a modified construction in whichlongitudinal metallic bars are employed; said construction being shownas properly applied to a counter.

- Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken through the said modifiedconstruction in a plane below the arms on the upright members of thebrackets. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail vertical section taken in a planeat one side of the vertical member of one bracket. Fig. 7 'is adetailperspective of one of the arms on which the shelf of the guard isdisposed.

Referring by letter to the said drawings:

A is a counter which may be of the ordinary construction or any otherconstruction consonant with the purpose of my invention.

B is the shelf of my novel counter-guard which is preferably of marble,though I would have it understood that it maybe made of wood, glass,metal, or any other suitable material without affecting my invention orinvolving departure from the scope thereof as claimed.

C C are the end. brackets or shelf supports of the guard, and D is theintermediate bracket or shelf support comprised in the guard. Each ofthe said brackets or shelf supp rts'comprises a fixture a fixedlyconnecte to the face of the counter at a slight distance below the topthereof and having a vertical bore 6, an upright member, preferablytubular as shown, extending through the saidbore 6 of the fixture a, andhaving by preference an ornamental lower end ap 'purtenance 0v and alsohaving diametrically opposite depressions d in its upper portion,

a set screw 6 bearing in the fixture a and ex-' tending through the wallof'the bore 5 and designed to be 'fixed against the upright member toadjustably fix the same in the fixture and at the height desired, and anarm f mounted on the upper end of the upright member and designed to befixed thereto in an adjustable manner by a set screw 9, and

having at its ends upstanding projections h, designed to rest inrecesses 71 in the underside of the shelf B, Fig. 6, with a view topreventing casual horizontal slipping or displacement of the said shelf.The upright member of each of the end brackets C- is lettered j, and theupright member of the intermediate bracket D is lettered j. Each of theupright members j-is provided in its inner sidec'. e., its side'ad acentthe intermediate bracket, with three (more or less) apertures In, Figs.1 and 2, and as shown in said figures, a channeled support E, preferablyformed of sheet-metal and closed at its bottom Z, is 'detachablyconnected to the said inner side by screws m. The "upright member j ofthe intermediate 'bracket D is provided in its opposite sides withapertures 6 the said apertures being arranged in three (more or less)pairs and the apertures comprised in each pair being alined as shown. Itwill also be noted by reference to Fig. 3 that the upright member 7'? ofthe intermediate bracket 1) is provided with two supports E similar tothe one hereinbefore referred to, the saidsupports E being connected tothe member 9' by suitable screws m.

In addition to the elements thus far specifically described, theembodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 1 to 3 comprises two bars F ofplate-glass or other glass suitable to the purpose. Each of the saidplate-glassqbars-i-s arranged at its outer end in the support E of oneend bracket C, and at its inner end in one of the supports E of theintermediate bracket D, and hence it will be manifestth-at there is.no-liability of the said barbeing accidentally displaced while thecounter-guard is in use.

By reason of the construction shown in I Figs. l to' 3, it will bemanifest that'an efficientjcouhtet-guard is provided and onethatiscalculated to enhance ratherthan detract from the. finished appearance.of a I counter while. effectually performing the functions ordinarilypossessed by counter-,-

guards. It will also be understood that because of the adjustable fixingof the upright members of the brackets in the fixtures a .thereof, andthrough the medium of the set screws 6, the arms f and the shelf Bthereon may be adjustably fixed at various heights' above the top of thecounter to'suit different conditions. In Fig. l, the major portion ofthe shelf B is made to overhang the counter,

this because of the major portions of the arms f being extended inwardor rearward from the upright members of the brackets and so as tooverhang-the top of the counter. It will be noticed,' however, byreference to Fig. 2, that the arms f may bereversedand .may beadjustably fixed in reversed position on the upright members andso as tocause the major or longer portions .of the said arms to extend outwardor forward-from.

the upright members, and in that way bring about the support of themajor portion ofv the shelf B in aposition in front of, the.

vertical plane of the counter. The upright members of thebrackets arepreferably of circular form in cross-section to permit of the arms fbeing swung horizontally on the upright members from one position to theother after the set screws 9 are loosened.- The said formation of theupper ends of the upright members is not, however, essential;

ma'smuch as the end stated may be attained by removing the arms from theupright members and replacing the arms in reversed position on theupright members.

When it is desiredto employ longitudinal metallic bars F Figs..4; and 5,in lieu of the glass bars F shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the said glass bars-F and the supports E therefor are removed from the upright members ofthe brackets, and the metal rods F or rods of any other suitablematerial are placed in 7 the apertures inthe upright members of the endbrackets and intermediate bracket, in the manner shown in Figs. 4 and-5that is to say, the end portions of the said bars are arranged in theupright members of the end brackets, while the intermediate portions ofthe bars are made to extend through and are supported by the uprightmember of the intermediate bracket.

'It will be gathered from the foregoing ter-guard is such that eitherglass bars F may be employed, or bars such as F, and that when the guardis equipped with glass guards F, it may be readily changed so as tocomprise in lieu of the bars F, bars such as F ,-and ,vice versa; itbeing simply necessary when the guard embodies the construetion shown inFigs. 4 and 5, and it is desired'to change to the construction shown inFigs. 1 to 3, to remove the bars F and apply the supports E and theglass bars F to the upright members of the brackets. It

will also be gathered that the general conthat the general constructionof my coun-" tain forms of my invention, it is to be understood that Iam not limited to the details or the form or relative arrangement ofparts disclosed, but that modifications may be made therein within thescope .of'

my invention as defined by my claims'appended. For instance in lieu ofarranging the shelf as shown, said shelf, especially when made of thickmarble, may be seated on the arms f entirely between the projections itand so as to extend above said projections.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patcut, is:

1. In a counter-guard, the combination with brackets comprisinghorizontal fixtures adapted to'be attached at their rear ends to theface of a counter and having vertical bores in their forward portionsand also having set screws bearing in and extending.

through the walls of the said bores, and vertical' members extendingthrough the bores of the fixtures and adjustably fixed to the fixturesby the set screws thereof; of bars carried by the vertical'members' ofthe braokets and extending between the vertical members-and adjustablevertically together with said members in a' plane in front of thecounter to which the horizontal fixtures are attached.

2, In a. counter-guard, the combination of spaced brackets comprisingupright portions and upright holders on the sides of said uprightportions; the said holders being of U- shape in horizontal section andclosed at their lower ends and open at their upper ends, and a glasscbarextending between two of the holders and having its ends arranged intheholders and supported on the closedlower ends thereof.

3. In a counter guard the. combination with brackets adapted to beattached to a counter and having upright members and also havingreversible arms detaohably fixed on the upper ends of the uprightmembers, each of said arms having a long portion at one side of theupright member and a short portion at; the opposite side of said member;of bars carried by and extending between the upright members of thebrackets, and a shelf supported on the arms of said brackets.

4. In a counter-guard, the combination with brackets comprising fixturesadapted to be attached to a counter, upright members adjustably fixed tothe fixtures and'adjustable vertically with respect to the same, andreversible arms detachably fixed on the upper ends of the uprightmembers, each of said arms having a long portion at one side of theupright member and a short portion at the opposite side of said member;of bars portions thereof, and also having reversible arms mounted onsaid upright members and provided with set screws to seat in the .de-.pressions thereof, each of'said arms having a long portion at one sideof the upright 1 member and a short portion at the opposite side of saidmember; of bars carried by and extending between the upright members ofthe brackets, and a shelf supported on the arms ofsaid brackets. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

- CHARLES A; GLOEKLER. Witnesses:

ALBERT 'GLOEKLER, KARL J. GLoEKLEx.

